The other Masonic path after the Blue Lodge: seven degrees topped by the Knight Templar degree[1], or 13 in all, as Cooper corrects his earlier nine[2]. It claims the same nine degrees as the Cairo lodge[3]. Maxwell and Hilder, Cooper's television guests, link it to the Duke of York and New York, "the Empire State"[4].
York Rite
Where each worldview places it
Position
The other main stream of Freemasonry, whose top degrees are the Knights Templar, the Knights of Malta and the Red Cross. Its tenth degree appears to be its highest[5].
Controls / directs
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Answers to / controlled by
founded by the Knights Templar[6]
Members / notable people
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Lineage
Abode of Learning → nine degrees[3]
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Dates
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Places
York, EnglandNew York
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Key events
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Author's claims
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- 01It is connected to the Shriners, and the Prince Hall Shrine is for black members of the Brotherhood[7].
- 02The earliest Royal Arch lodge record is from Fredericksburg, Virginia (1753-12-22), and the Delta is its symbol[8].
- 03"New York was named after the York Rite of Freemasonry"[9].
Linked terms named by 2+
Sources
Notes
- ↑ The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 22 - William Morgan Interview 2-3.
- ↑ The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 6 - New World Order & Freemasonry.
- ↑ a b The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 11 - The Assassins.
- ↑ The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 29 - Lucifer 2000.
- ↑ The Biggest Secret (1999), Chapter Eight: Same face, different mask (part 1); Chapter Thirteen: The Network Today (part 1).
- ↑ The Hour of the Time (1992–1994), Hour 22 - William Morgan Interview 2-3; Hour 29 - Lucifer 2000.
- ↑ The Biggest Secret (1999), Chapter Nineteen: The Goddess and the King (part 1).
- ↑ The Biggest Secret (1999), Chapter Seventeen: The secret language; Chapter Eighteen: All the Queen's forces and all the Queen's men (part 1).
- ↑ And the Truth Shall Set You Free (1995), Chapter 2: The Birth of the Brotherhood.